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MANCHESTER, England - Theres a very different feel to Christmas Day at Liverpool this season. DeShone Kizer Jersey .Twelve months ago, Liverpool was top of the Premier League — always a significant milestone in the English game — and playing the most exciting brand of football in the country. With striker Luis Suarez pouring in goals and Brendan Rodgers being hailed for his managerial qualities, the club was gearing up for its first genuine title challenge for years.There is little to celebrate this Christmas. The Reds are in their lowest league position — 10th place — on Dec. 25 since the inaugural Premier League in 1992, out of the Champions League, have misgivings over their main striker Mario Balotelli, have just dropped their first-choice goalkeeper and have been unable to shore up their wobbly defence.Title? No chance. Top four and a return to the Champions League? Maybe.Rodgers is facing the biggest test of his 2 1/2-year reign but there have been signs over the past week that Liverpool is on its way back.And its all to do with a tinkering of the teams formation and playing style, in an attempt to reproduce the attacking fluency of last season. Rodgers has changed to a 3-4-3 formation, with a quick and energetic forward line lifting the intensity of the team.Liverpool got the performance but not the result in a 3-0 loss at Manchester United on Dec. 14, but a 3-1 win at Bournemouth in the League quarterfinals and an encouraging display in Sundays 2-2 draw against Arsenal has given Rodgers and his players some belief.We havent just stumbled across this system, Rodgers said. A lot of thinking time and hours have gone in on how we can maximize it. In the last three games its been much closer, we have to work very hard, players are adapting to the club and performances will get better and better.Its about rediscovering tempo and intensity and weve seen that.That doesnt spell good news for Balotelli.The Italy strikers languid style does not fit into Rodgers preferred high-tempo game and the front three for Liverpools last three games has been Raheem Sterling, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana — quick and lively attacking midfielders who never give defenders a moments rest.That hardly describes Balotelli, who has been criticized for his work rate and has yet to score a league goal since joining from AC Milan in August.Working with Mario, Rodgers said, we see someone who is better in and around the box so that level of intensity and pressing isnt part of his game. You try to get the best out of the players you have and the quality you have.With the transfer window opening in January, there is speculation that Balotellis days at Anfield are numbered. The future of dropped keeper Simon Mignolet is also uncertain.The Belgium international is in the midst of an indefinite period on the sidelines after paying the price for some nervy displays this season. Brad Jones has replaced him and although the Australian has conceded six goals in his three games, Mignolet will remain in the cold.I havent lost any belief in him — hes still an outstanding goalkeeper, Rodgers said of Mignolet. Im sure when the time comes for him to come back in, hell be a better goalkeeper for it.Ill make my mind up on that at the right time.Liverpool plays Burnley away on Friday before home games against Swansea and Leicester. It is a favourable schedule as the team looks to close the nine-point gap to fourth-place West Ham.There has been a lot of criticism of us, Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel said, and I hope it will change and be better in the second half of the season. Marquez Valdes-Scantling Packers Jersey . Napoli hit two home runs, Jonny Gomes and prized rookie Xander Bogaerts also connected, and the Red Sox kept up their dizzying scoring spree at Yankee Stadium by bashing New York 13-9 Saturday for a fifth straight win. Green Bay Packers Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Marquez-Valdes-Scantling-Jersey/ . Jagr had a goal and two assists, Andy Greene scored 43 seconds into overtime and Marek Zidlicky had two goals as the Devils rallied past the Washington Capitals 5-4 Saturday night.New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Nick Johnson had 20 points and fourth- ranked Arizona rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit to beat Drexel, 66-62, in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Kaleb Tarczewski added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Aaron Gordon totaled 10 points and 13 boards for the Wildcats (6-0), who will play No. 6 Duke in the title game Friday. T.J. McConnell also had 11 points. Chris Fouch scored 29 and Frantz Massenat added 17 points for the Dragons (3-2), who scored the games first nine points and led 27-8 before the Wildcats rallied late in the first half. Drexel junior guard Damion Lee, who came into the game the teams second-leading scorer, was helped off the court midway through the second half with an apparent right knee injury. Arizona had 10 turnovers in the first half and shot 6-of-23 from the field. Fouch had 16 first-half points, but poor shooting from the Dragons prevented them from widening their lead. The Dragons, who will tangle with Alabama Friday in the consolation game, were up 41-38 with under 12 minutes left, but Massenat appeared to turn his left ankle after driving in for a layup. He came back into the game a short time later. Lee was hurt after landing awkwardly on his follow-through of a jump shot. He remained on the court wincing in pain and holding hiss right knee until being helped to the locker room with 10:15 remaining. Tramon Williams Packers Jersey. Despite the injuries, the Dragons went ahead 45-44 with just over eight minutes left on a Fouch jumper. A dunk from Tarczewski and a 3-pointer from Johnson gave the Wildcats a 49-45 lead. They widened the margin to 59-49 following a 3-pointer from McConnell with under two minutes left, and Arizona sank enough free throws down the stretch. Arizona had five turnovers before five minutes expired in the game. The Dragons took advantage, and two free throws from Fouch capped the opening 9-0 burst. His 3-pointer made it 27-8 with nearly seven minutes left in the half. The Wildcats scored the next 11 points and were within 29-20 at the half. "We shared the ball a lot more in the second half," Arizona coach Sean Miller said. "And I hope that playing together is always the right recipe, because part of why we had 20 at the half, and 46 the second half, is we were much more willing to share the ball and pass it." Game Notes: Arizona improved to 21-2 all-time in the NIT Season Tip-Off, including an 8-1 mark at Madison Square Garden ... Both teams shot under 38 percent ... Rodney Williams had four blocks for Drexel .. Lee will sit out the consolation game Friday and will be reevaluated by a doctor. 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